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iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US4642877397

CUSIP

464287739

Issuer

iShares

Inception Date

Jun 12, 2000

Region

North America (U.S.)

Category

REIT

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

Asset Class

Real Estate

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

IYR has an expense ratio of 0.42%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR) returned 1.71% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.40% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, IYR returned 5.39% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.79%.


IYR

YTD

1.71%

1M

3.96%

6M

-2.31%

1Y

9.40%

5Y*

9.27%

10Y*

5.39%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.60%

1M

9.64%

6M

-0.54%

1Y

11.47%

5Y*

15.67%

10Y*

10.79%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of IYR, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.89%3.79%-2.34%-2.15%0.65%1.71%
2024-5.10%2.13%1.85%-8.12%4.93%1.88%7.62%5.40%3.06%-3.49%4.07%-8.29%4.41%
20239.98%-5.96%-1.94%0.92%-4.03%5.74%1.74%-3.08%-7.40%-3.60%12.29%8.98%11.89%
2022-8.23%-4.59%6.86%-4.13%-4.44%-6.89%8.86%-5.86%-12.71%3.16%6.17%-4.73%-25.51%
2021-0.43%2.43%5.77%7.89%1.01%2.26%4.69%1.94%-5.63%7.28%-2.41%9.47%38.74%
20201.60%-7.58%-19.63%9.31%1.80%2.47%4.12%0.23%-2.34%-2.92%8.58%2.50%-5.23%
201911.48%0.73%4.17%-0.05%-0.15%1.28%2.38%3.43%1.89%0.77%-1.12%0.86%28.21%
2018-3.02%-6.66%3.77%0.23%3.37%4.06%0.83%2.38%-2.85%-2.39%4.70%-7.82%-4.33%
20170.13%4.37%-1.45%0.56%-0.11%2.08%1.12%0.67%-0.79%0.05%2.57%-0.12%9.31%
2016-4.10%-0.75%10.26%-1.67%2.21%6.24%3.65%-3.35%-1.47%-4.96%-2.34%4.23%7.01%
20155.71%-2.60%1.07%-4.82%-0.33%-4.40%4.95%-5.81%1.62%6.22%-0.20%1.11%1.62%
20143.44%4.75%0.15%3.03%2.80%1.01%-0.11%3.47%-5.89%8.35%2.72%0.81%26.69%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of IYR is 58, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of IYR is 5858
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of IYR is 5252
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of IYR is 6262
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of IYR is 5858
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of IYR is 5757
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of IYR is 6060
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 16, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.52
  • 5-Year: 0.46
  • 10-Year: 0.26
  • All Time: 0.31

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF provided a 2.56% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.42 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50$3.00$3.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$2.42$2.39$2.51$2.45$2.40$2.21$2.84$2.65$3.02$3.39$2.94$2.81

Dividend yield

2.56%2.57%2.75%2.92%2.06%2.58%3.05%3.53%3.73%4.41%3.92%3.66%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.36
2024$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.71$0.00$0.00$0.80$2.39
2023$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$0.77$2.51
2022$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.89$0.00$0.00$0.78$2.45
2021$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$1.14$2.40
2020$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.60$2.21
2019$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.69$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.89$2.84
2018$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.00$0.77$0.00$0.00$0.78$0.00$0.00$0.47$2.65
2017$0.00$0.00$0.75$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.68$0.00$0.00$0.87$3.02
2016$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$1.08$3.39
2015$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.67$0.00$0.00$0.96$2.94
2014$0.77$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.63$0.00$0.00$0.81$2.81

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF was 74.13%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1030 trading sessions.

The current iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF drawdown is 11.49%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-74.13%Feb 8, 2007523Mar 6, 20091030Apr 10, 20131553
-42.32%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 2020271Apr 20, 2021296
-33.74%Jan 3, 2022456Oct 25, 2023
-18.84%Apr 2, 200426May 10, 200478Aug 31, 2004104
-18.53%May 22, 201362Aug 19, 2013200Jun 5, 2014262

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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